Close Encounters of the Duck Kind Ep 01 : Kwasa Damansara - Kampung Selamat

Описание: #ExploringWalk Errata : The station after Kwasa Damansara on Google Earth map should be Kampung Selamat and not Kampung Batu ( 1:17 to 1:24 in the video )


For MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations, Kwasa Damansara serves as the northern terminus for both MRT Putrajaya Line and MRT Kajang Line.

The station is operating on 2 levels. Trains terminating on one level are departing from a different level. Hence, MRT Kajang Line is terminating on Level 1 but departing for Kajang on Level 2. Likewise, MRT Putrajaya Line is terminating on Level 2 but departing for Kampung Batu from Level 1.

Above arrangements facilitate cross-platform interchange. Passengers from Kajang/Kuala Lumpur are arriving on Level 1. By walking across the island platform, they could join the MRT Putrajaya Line for Kampung Batu.

Station Layout :-

LEVEL 1

Platform 2 : MRT Kajang Line northern terminus ( MRT from Kajang )
Island Platform
Platform 3 : MRT Putrajaya Line towards Kampung Batu

LEVEL 2

Platform 1 : MRT Kajang Line towards Kajang
Island Platform
Platform 4 : MRT Putrajaya Line northern terminus ( MRT from Kampung Batu )

Out of the 12 stations in Phase 1 of MRT Putrajaya Line, 10 stations are based on island platform design. Two exceptions are Kampung Selamat and Sri Damansara Sentral stations. These two stations are having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, as opposed to the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks.

Kampung Selamat and Sri Damansara Sentral station layout : -

Side Platform
Platform 2 - towards Kwasa Damansara
Double tracks
Platform 1 - towards Kampung Batu
Side Platform

The MRT Putrajaya Line, also known as MRT 2, is the third fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is a part of the larger rail transport system in Kuala Lumpur known as the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The line is numbered 12 and coloured Yellow on official transit maps.

The new Putrajaya Line uses Hyundai-Rotem train sets that come with a distinctive duck face design in red.

The entire Putrajaya Line covers a span of 57.7 km with a total of 36 stations. The average travel time between each stop is expected to take between two to three minutes. End to end, the entire journey would take an estimated 84 minutes.

The Line stretching from Kwasa Damansara to Putrajaya. Kwasa Damansara is a new township development in north-west Kuala Lumpur whereas Putrajaya is Malaysia’s federal administrative centre.

The MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 is operational since June 16, 2022. Phase 2 is set to open in January 2023.

Phase 1 consists of the first twelve stations from Kwasa Damansara, which run across a 17.5 km section. All 12 stations are above ground. Trains can travel from Kwasa Damansara to Kampung Batu in 24 minutes. The remaining 24 stations out of a total of 36 will be part of Phase 2, bringing the line up to a total length of 57.7 km.

Under the Phase 1, there are a total of 12 stations as listed below:

Kwasa Damansara (MRT Kajang Line interchange)
Kampung Selamat
Sungai Buloh (KTM Port Klang interchange)
Damansara Damai
Sri Damansara Barat
Sri Damansara Sentral
Sri Damansara Timur (KTM Port Klang interchange)
Metro Prima
Kepong Baru
Jinjang
Sri Delima
Kampung Batu (KTM Seremban interchange)

In terms of interchanges, both Sungai Buloh and Sri Damansara Timur stations are connected to KTM Port Klang Line, while the Kampung Batu station is connected to KTM Seremban Line.

Kwasa Damansara Station is the terminal and interchange station for both the MRT Putrajaya Line and MRT Kajang Line.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
02:28 Kwasa Damansara
10:20 Kwasa Damansara - Kampung Selamat
11:48 Kampung Selamat Platform 1